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[TowerTalk] KC1XX's 8 10M yagis

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Subject: [TowerTalk] KC1XX's 8 10M yagis
From: k3mm@erols.com (Tyler Stewart)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 21:51:57 +0100
Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
> 
> I have to question the logic of 8 10M yagis stacked vertically.  Unless
> Matt is using hardline between the antennas for phasing lines, I would
> guess that much of the gain he gets with 8 yagis is lost in 8 very long
> feed lines.  Of course Matt never does anything half____.  So he must
> know something (probably a lot) I dont know.
> 
> Anyone else have an opinion?
> 
> 73
> 
> Bill
> 
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What's the problem?  1 or 8, the feedline loss is the same...well,
almost.  It depends on if the runs end up being a longer overall. 
HOwever, for all practical purposes, it's close.  Now if it were 2304
Mhz, we could talk!

73, Ty K3MM

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